Virgin Valley Elementary School students take a read-a-thon test.

Written by

Desert Valley Times

The goal for the read-a-thon was to have the first-graders read for an hour out on the grass and then take tests on iPads that were linked back to the school library, said Glen Monnett, first grade teacher.

All five first-grade classes participated in the event including Jensen's, Monnett's, Rita Cox's, Naomi Ozaki's and Lupe Guzeman's. There are 110 first-grade students at VVES. ...